This is a freestyle experimental work of art created using mixed media on a masonite/hardboard canvas 4' x 4' It is soon to be complemented by a 4'x8' canvass created by commission for a prayer room at the house of worship that I attend. The order in which you view this process is backwards; enjoy the ride!
(the painting below is displayed on an amazing machine and was not cropped out because I believe its rigidity and bold utilitarian appearance enhances the etherial, ambient nature of the painting.)[ In case you were wondering.]
The last phase was one of the most challenging, whereas I was unsure when or how to stop this experience without covering up all that had been created or destroying what emerged. Each individual artist has within them a quite voice that wispers when a work is complete, and sometimes that voice roars as the final drips hit the canvas.... "perfect" :)
Nearing the end of the 8+ hour painting experience, stark white was applied in a vine-like shape reaching over a large section of the canvas, with a burst of silver for emphasis.
The color began to emerge and consume the canvas. The violet is a combination of acrylic paint and oil bars (giant oil pastels). a splattering of green in varying shades found its way on there in this phase to compete with the radiant red orb swallowing the bottom of the canvas.
Varying shades of blue acrylic paint, some fresh sunshine on my back, and this phase erupted with life!
Some underpainting was applied and then more masking and a healthy coat of chartreuse spray paint.
After masking these vertical lines, acrylic spray paint was applied to create a gradient and build layers for what was to come.
The initial steps were created using acrylic paint and large brushes.
Sometimes the best part about a work of art is the journey. The beautiful, challenging, adventurous and sometimes unexplainable journey that one travels to reach that place of contentment. And so this was a brief slideshow with a few of the many steps I took to make it to this amazing destination. Tell me what you think, and if you find errors in my writing I apologize, dyslexia is my greatest nemesis.
1 comment:
I had no idea that this piece was such a process. It helps to see it in pictures. Now I see what you are saying.
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